>>12545487OUTDOORS / FIELD TRAINING
How far can you hike?
How much weight can you carry?
Can you bivouac?
How well can you dig a hole?
Can you start a fire?
HIKING
Slow and steady to build joint strength;
Level 1
>3 mile walk>paved road>30 lbsComplete this twice in 14 days in conjunction with fitness training
Level 1.5
>3 mile walk>paved roads>75 lbsComplete this twice in 14 days
Level 2
>5 miles>paved road>75 lbsComplete this twice in 14 days
Level 2.5
>8 miles>paved road>75 lbsTwice in 14 days
Level 3
>5 miles>dirt trail>75 lbsComplete at least once
Level 3.5
>8 miles>dirt trail>75 lbsLevel 4
>rough terrain/hills>5 miles>75 lbsLevel 4.5
>same as 4 but with 8 milesLevel 5
>12 miles>rough terrain/hills>75+lbsComplete level 5 or 4.5 once a month to maintain fitness.
CAMPING
Camp outside two days a month,
Purchase a hatchet, etool, tarp, ropes, stakes, and sleeping bag.
>learn to set up a tent with those materials.>learn to sleep on the ground and be comfortable>learn to deal with boredom and discomfort>dig a latrineLearn to light a fire;
Start with a lighter and tinder, once competent obtain a flint and steel and scavenge your own fuel with your hatchet.
Don't forget that small slivers of dry wood cut from a larger piece with you hatchet make great fire starters, and dry pinecones, pine needles, dry moss, dry grass are all great tinder.
Learn to filter and boil water and eat outside, if you can you should learn to trap small animals (squirrels, birds, etc.) and cook them.
